Self-igniting cigar.



J. H. HOOVER.

SELF IGNITING CIGAR.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 26, 1908.

Patented July 20, 1909.

(Dwenfoz 16/57: 15!. Jfoouer Q/vitueoaco centrally within the cigar and forming a part PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. HOOVER OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SELF-IGNITING clean.

. No. 928,451.. Specification of Application filed December 26, 1908.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, JOHN H. Hoovnn, a. citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements -in Self-Igniting Cigars, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to animproved selfigniting cigar, the objectof the invention being to provide a cigar,in one 'end 'of which, an igniting device is held, and composed of sul-- fur or other igniting medium located upon the end of a tobacco leaf 'stem, the latter held of the same.

A further object is to rovide improvements of this character whlch will enable the owner to light his cigar by simply rubbing the sulfur end and pufiing upontheother end of the cigar, thus doing away with the necessity of carrying separate matches for lighting the cigar.

,l v ith these and other objects in View, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, and combinations, and arrangement of parts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, is a view in' elevation illustrating my in1- provements. Fig. 2, is a view in longitudinal section, and Fig. 3, is a view in cross section.

1 re resents the cigar proper, 2 my improve tobacco leaf stemsecured within the cigar, and 3 an ignition head on said stem, composed of sulfur or other igniting material.

T e tobacco stem 2 is preferably rolled within the filler at the end of the cigar, and when the cigar. Wra per is in place, the stem 2- Letters Patent. Patented July 20, 1909.

Serial N0. 169,289.

course understood that the stem 2 would be dipped in sulfur or other igniting material before constructing the cigar, and hence be ready for assembling with the cigar fillen I am awarethat cigars have been-- made self-ignitingibut. all of said cigars have been 'so constructed that the odors from foreign matter would ruinthe -cigar. Byconst'ructing the cigar as-shown and described, it is made entirely of tobacco, with the exception of the igniting material 3 at the end of the stem 2, and hence when the igniting material is consumed, there is nothing left but tobacco, and hence the flavor of the cigar will not be affected, and the purchaser is insured a smoke which would be just as satisfactory as one would be lighted from an outside source.

The stem 2 is the ordinary stenrof a tobacco leaf which is ordinarily used for smoking tobacco, and form no part of good ci are, but with my improvements can be uti ized to good effect.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

As an article ofmanufaeture, a cigar comprising a Wrapper and a filler, a tobacco leaf stein constituting a permanent part of the filler, and extending throughout the greater portion of the length of the center of the cigar, and protruding at one end beyond the igniting end of the cigar, and igniting material upon the protruding end of said stem.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN HOOVER.

Y Witnesses:

R. H. KRENKEL,

will form a part 0 the cigar itself. It is of J. A. L. MULHALL. 

